It’s September 23. 
Today is National “Checkers Day.”  When was the last time you played?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   X-ray technology has shown that there are three other versions of the Mona Lisa painted underneath the one that we can see.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others do their thinking for them.”  --George Orwell (British author of Animal Farm)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  perturb (verb) – This action word means to disturb greatly or agitate.  What could you do in your next period class that would perturb someone else?  Think about it…but don’t do it!

Tuesday!! 

 Begin with newsela.  You will be given 15 minutes to complete AND I will only reset it 1 time.  Take your time and read carefully.  SAT word vocabulary, revisit nonfiction text features.